Cavs’ bad habit resurfaces, as they narrowly escape Brooklyn with first win of season, 131

NEW YORK — The Cavs finally looked like themselves again, the dominant team that many expected this season — until a nerve-wracking fourth quarter turned a surefire blowout into an escape.

Cleveland narrowly edged the feisty Brooklyn Nets, claiming its first win of the season, 131-124, on Friday night inside Barclays Center.